Patents by Inventor Fang-An Shu

Fang-An Shu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8767148
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a color filter, which includes a first substrate, a patterned color, resist layer, a patterned passivation layer, an adhesive layer and a second substrate. The patterned color resist layer is disposed on the first substrate. The patterned passivation layer is stacked on the patterned color resist layer. The adhesive layer covers the patterned protective layer. The second substrate is disposed on the adhesive layer. A display device having the color filter is disclosed herein as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Fang-An Shu, Wen-Chung Tang
  • Patent number: 8755109
    Abstract: A color electronic paper device and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The device includes: a front panel; a color filter layer, placed over the front panel; a color protection layer, being a thermoplastic transparent layer placed over the color filter layer; an adhesive layer, placed over the color protection layer; and a cover, placed over the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Ted-Hong Shinn, Yao-Chou Tsai
  • Patent number: 8748222
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing oxide thin film transistors includes steps of: forming a gate, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and an oxide semiconductor layer respectively. The oxide semiconductor layer is formed on the gate electrode; the drain electrode and the source electrode are formed at two opposite sides of the oxide semiconductor layer. The method further includes a step of depositing a dielectric layer of silicon oxide, and a reacting gas for depositing the silicon oxide includes silane and nitrous oxide. A flow rate of nitrous oxide is in a range from 10 to 200 standard cubic centimeters per minute (SCCM). Oxide thin film transistors manufactured by above method has advantages of low leakage, high mobility, and other integrated circuit member can be directly formed on the thin film transistor array substrate of a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Henry Wang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai
  • Patent number: 8723172
    Abstract: A display device including a thin film transistor array substrate, transparent electrode substrate and a display medium layer disposed therebetween is provided. The thin film transistor array substrate includes a plurality of thin film transistors with an oxide semiconductor layer respectively. In each thin film transistor, a gate electrode and a gate insulating layer are disposed on a substrate sequentially and the gate electrode is covered by the gate insulating layer. The oxide semiconductor layer is conformably covering on the gate insulating layer and has a channel region located above the gate electrode. A source electrode and a drain electrode of each thin film transistor are disposed on the oxide semiconductor layer and at one side of the channel region respectively. Since the oxide semiconductor layer is made of transparent material, the patterning process of the oxide semiconductor layer can be omitted during the manufacturing process of the reflective display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Lee-Tyng Chen, Henry Wang, Wei-Chou Lan, Tung-Liang Lin
  • Patent number: 8703514
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing an active array substrate. The method includes the steps of: forming a first patterned metal layer on a substrate; sequentially forming a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer and a second metal layer to cover the first patterned metal layer; forming a patterned photoresist layer on the second metal layer; patterning the second metal layer, the insulating layer and the semiconductor layer to form a second patterned metal layer, a patterned insulating layer and a patterned semiconductor layer, and removing a portion of the patterned photoresist layer; heating the remained portion of the patterned photoresist layer such that the remained portion is fluidized and transformed into a protective layer; and forming a pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Tang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8686407
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a driving substrate and an organic light emitting diode device. The driving substrate includes a display area, a non-display area, a substrate and a transparent driving element. The transparent driving element is disposed in the non-display area to form a transparent region. The organic light emitting diode device is disposed over the driving substrate and located in the display area to form a non-transparent region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Wen-Chung Tang, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20140070216
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) is provided, which includes a substrate, a first gate layer, an insulation layer, a first source/drain layer, a second source/drain layer, a semiconductor layer, a passivation layer and a second gate layer. The first gate layer is disposed on the substrate. The insulation layer is disposed on the first gate layer. The first source/drain layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The second source/drain layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the insulation layer and covers the first source/drain layer and the second source/drain layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the insulation layer and covers the semiconductor layer. The second gate layer is disposed on the passivation layer and contacts the first gate layer through a via so that the two gate layers keep a same voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Tzung-Wei Yu
  • Patent number: 8658480
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an active array substrate is provided herein. The active array substrate can be manufactured by using only two photolithography process steps. The photolithography process step using a first photomask may be provided for forming a drain electrode, a source electrode, a data line and/or a data line connecting pad and a patterned transparent conductive layer, etc. The photolithography process step using a second photomask may be utilized for forming a gate electrode, a gate line, a gate insulating layer, a channel layer and/or a gate line connecting pad, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Tang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20140021473
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a gate, an oxide channel layer, a gate insulating layer, a source, a drain and a dielectric stacked layer. The oxide channel layer is stacked over the gate, with the gate insulting layer disposed therebetween. The source and the drain are disposed on a side of the oxide channel layer and in parallel to each other. A portion of the oxide channel layer is exposed between the source and the drain. The dielectric stacked layer is disposed on the substrate and includes plural of first inorganic dielectric layers with a first refraction index and plural of second inorganic dielectric layers with a second refraction index that are stacked alternately. At least one of the first inorganic dielectric layers directly covers the source, the drain and the portion of the oxide channel layer. The first refraction index is smaller than the second refraction index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Tzung-Wei Yu, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Kuan-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 8604485
    Abstract: An intermediate structure of a flexible display device includes a substrate, an etching layer, a flexible substrate, and a display module. A trench structure is formed in a surface of the substrate. The etching layer is formed on the surface and covers the substrate. The flexible substrate is disposed on the etching layer. The flexible substrate and the substrate are spaced apart from each other by the etching layer. The display module is disposed on the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate can be peeled from the substrate without applying a mechanical force and thus the yield is improved, and the process time and the fabricating cost are also reduced. In addition, the present invention also provides a substrate for fabricating a flexible display device and a method for fabricating a flexible display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Tang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8598076
    Abstract: A display device includes a thin film transistor substrate, a display layer, a patterned color resist layer, a patterned UV block layer and a transparent protective layer. The thin film transistor substrate has a substrate and a plurality of thin film transistors. The display layer is disposed on the thin film transistor substrate. The patterned color resist layer is disposed on the display layer. The patterned UV block layer is disposed on the patterned color resist layer. The transparent protective layer is disposed on the patterned UV block layer. The present invention also provides a laser transfer printing method for fabricating the color resist layer and the patterned UV block layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Ted-Hong Shinn, Yao-Chou Tsai, Wen-Chung Tang
  • Patent number: 8553316
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a driving circuit, an E-paper display layer and a protective coating layer. The driving circuit is arranged on the substrate. The E-paper display layer is disposed on and driven by the driving circuit. The protective coating layer is coated on and in contact with the E-paper display layer. The protective coating layer can provide protection and better optical performance, and it is advantageous to the manufacturing method to overcome the problems such as bubbles and low light transmittance occurring in the conventional manufacturing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Chou Tsai, Chia-Chun Yeh, Fang-An Shu, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20130241816
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display apparatus including a substrate and an electrophoretic display film is provided. The substrate has multiple pixel units, each the pixel unit has a transparent region and a reflective region and each the pixel unit includes a pixel electrode and a reflective layer. The pixel electrode is located in the transparent region and the reflective region. The reflective layer is disposed on the pixel electrode and located in the reflective region. The electrophoretic display film is disposed on the substrate and includes a common electrode and multiple microcapsules disposed between the common electrode and the pixel units, in which each the microcapsule includes multiple black electrophoretic particles, and the arrangement of the black electrophoretic particles is controlled by a driving voltage applied between the pixel electrode of each the pixel unit and the common electrode of the electrophoretic display film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Tang, Fang-An Shu, Yao- Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20130215493
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display film is provided, which includes a first protective film, a second protective film and a plurality of display media. The second protective film is opposite to the first protective film. The display media are disposed between the first protective film and the second protective film, in which each of the display media includes an electrophoretic liquid and a plurality of black charged particles and a plurality of charged particles with metallic gloss both distributed in the electrophoretic liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Yao- Chou Tsai, Kuan-Yi Lin, Wen-Chung Tang
  • Publication number: 20130210201
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an active array substrate is provided herein. The active array substrate can be manufactured by using only two photolithography process steps. The photolithography process step using a first photomask may be provided for forming a drain electrode, a source electrode, a data line and/or a data line connecting pad and a patterned transparent conductive layer, etc. The photolithography process step using a second photomask may be utilized for forming a gate electrode, a gate line, a gate insulating layer, a channel layer and/or a gate line connecting pad, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung TANG, Fang-An SHU, Yao-Chou TSAI, Ted-Hong SHINN
  • Publication number: 20130207099
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a driving substrate and an organic light emitting diode device. The driving substrate includes a display area, a non-display area, a substrate and a transparent driving element. The transparent driving element is disposed in the non-display area to form a transparent region. The organic light emitting diode device is disposed over the driving substrate and located in the display area to form a non-transparent region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Wen-Chung Tang, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20130187900
    Abstract: A court border module using a display apparatus is disclosed, which uses piezoelectric elements to drive the display apparatus. When a ball hits a court border, which is defined by the display apparatus, a force is applied to the piezoelectric elements which then generate power to drive the corresponding part of the display apparatus. The color of the part of the display apparatus hit by the ball is switched. Therefore the change in the color of the court border can be observed by officials and others to instantly and objectively determine whether the ball has hit the court border.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Yao-Chou TSAI, Fang-An SHU, Chia-Chun YEH, Ted-Hong SHINN
  • Patent number: 8482712
    Abstract: A flexible electronic paper display apparatus includes a drive substrate and a display layer. The display layer is disposed on the drive substrate. The drive substrate includes a plastic substrate, a stainless steel layer, an insulation layer and a circuit unit. The stainless steel layer is disposed on the plastic substrate, the insulation layer is disposed on the stainless steel layer, and the circuit unit is disposed on the insulation layer. Production yield of the flexible electronic paper display apparatus can be increased. Additionally, a manufacturing method for the flexible electronic paper display apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Wen-Chung Tang, Yao-Chou Tsai, Fang-An Shu
  • Publication number: 20130128196
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a color filter, which includes a first substrate, a patterned color, resist layer, a patterned passivation layer, an adhesive layer and a second substrate. The patterned color resist layer is disposed on the first substrate. The patterned passivation layer is stacked on the patterned color resist layer. The adhesive layer covers the patterned protective layer. The second substrate is disposed on the adhesive layer. A display device having the color filter is disclosed herein as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Ted-Hong SHINN, Fang-An SHU, Wen-Chung TANG
  • Publication number: 20130105790
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thin film transistor array substrate. The thin film transistor array substrate includes a display area and a non-display area. The non-display area includes a signal line, a connecting line and a metal contact. The connecting line is formed in a first patterned metal layer. The signal line and the metal contact are formed in a second patterned metal layer. The connecting line is connected to the signal line by a first through-hole, and the connecting line is connected to the metal contact by a second through-hole Furthermore, a method of fabricating the thin film transistor array substrate is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung TANG, Fang-An SHU, Yao-Chou TSAI, Ted-Hong SHINN